February 6, 2009 — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued guidelines for the prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis among infants and children, as well as maximum ages for ...

Vaccination against rotavirus, a major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children, dramatically decreased hospitalization rates for the infection among infants in three U.S. counties, according ...

BETHESDA, Md. — Children with rotavirus develop more severe gastroenteritis symptoms and are more likely to experience fever, dehydration and hospitalization than children with norovirus, according to ...

Following implementation of rotavirus vaccination in 2006, all-cause acute gastroenteritis hospitalization rates among U.S. children younger than 5 years of age declined by 31 percent - 55 percent in ...

June 27, 2011 — Use of rotavirus vaccine was associated with greatly reduced gastroenteritis hospitalizations in children, according to the results of a population-based surveillance study in 3 US ...

Vaccinating infants against rotavirus, a leading cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration among babies and young children, was associated with a dramatic decline in US hospitalization rates for acute ...

In the post-vaccine era, rotavirus has become just another cause of acute gastroenteritis in most cases. But is there anything new in diagnosis and treatment? To Test or Not to Test? Commercially ...

Indication: Prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis caused by G1 and non-G1 types (G3, G4, and G9) in infants and children. Pharmacology: Before rotavirus immunization programs were put into effect, ...

Rotavirus may not be on the hot list of viruses dominating headlines, but globally, it still tops the charts as the leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea in children younger than 5 years, ...

HealthDay News — Implementation of rotavirus vaccination correlated with a reduction in acute gastroenteritis (AGE)-related hospitalization rates among children <5 years, according to a study ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people sick ...

A strategy of administering a neonatal rotavirus vaccine at birth to target early prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis may address some of the barriers to global implementation of a rotavirus ...